Science, Technology, Innovation and Society: The African Perspectives and Experiences.

The United Nations (UN) adopted a declaration on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which contains an integrated and comprehensive overview of the prevailing situation, and outlines strategies for actions intended to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. The declaration has been adopted by Kenya among other 188 member states of the UN

The declaration states:”we will spare no effort to free our fellow men, women and children from the abject and the dehumanizing conditions of extreme poverty to which more than a billion of them are currently subject. We are committed to making the right to development a reality to everyone and freeing the entire human race from want.”To this end, Kenya National Academy of Science (KNAS) strongly subscribes to the conviction that MDGs are only achievable through enhancement of Science, Technology and Innovation

The main objective of this symposium was to review the success of science, technology and innovation in improving the quality of life in society and plot a new roadmap for the advancement of society through popularizationof success stories in science, technology and innovation (STI), public debates and participatory processes, and addressing various group interests in society.